Details Magazine: Five Impressive Wines under $25

In the last decade or so, it seems that wine has overtaken fruitcake as the go-to host/hostess gift you unload on whoever owns the house you’re showing up at for the holiday party. Is that good? Absolutely. Better a bottle of red than some clunky flour-based doorstop nobody wants to eat.

But it can also kill your finances if you party hop. All those bottles can add up. Quick.